Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Breaking up is hard to do in Anchorage's tight and expensive rental market. Plus, The state is hoping for new development in Cook Inlet.
Anchorage Assembly delays vote on putting $11M towards homeless navigation center
The proposed navigation center and shelter would sit at the corner of Tudor and Elmore Roads and would host 150 beds, with a surge capacity of 200 people.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, June 5, 2020
The state prepares for out of state travelers arriving with proof that they're COVID free. And, some fear a planned protest in Palmer could turn violent. Plus: child care advocates in Alaska push for funding and reform.
Army releases identities of soldiers killed July 31
Army officials today released the identities of two Fort Richardson artillerymen killed last week in Iraq. Sergeant Bradley W. Marshall of Little Rock, Arkansas,...
Hooligan Run Lowest in Years on the Chilkoot
Hooligan fishing is a tradition for many people in the Upper Lynn Canal. But this spring, those who fish in the Chilkoot had disappointing results. Researchers say the mysterious fish seem to have turned right instead of left into the Taiya, near Skagway, instead of the Chilkoot. And there’s no way to know exactly why.
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About half of BP’s Alaska employees have accepted a job with Hilcorp
BP intends to sell its entire Alaska business to Hilcorp for $5.6 billion.
Woman Using Changing Time To Reinvigorate Seward Journal
Big city newspapers are struggling to compete with Internet news these days. But one Alaska woman is using the changing times to re-invigorate a small-town publication. Vanta Shafer moved from Tennessee to Alaska two decades ago, and now runs a bookstore in Seward. Shafer says she started the Seward Journal a year or so ago because she felt there was a lack of coverage of community events.
Bikers Break Previous Iditarod Trail Invitational Record
Bikers obliterated a previous course record in this year’s Iditarod Trail Invitational. The first riders pedaled across the finish line Wednesday morning to complete the 350 mile race between Knik and McGrath. Four of the race’s top five finishers this year are all cyclists from Alaska.
Eight tons of chum salmon destroyed after truck spill in Juneau
An estimated 16,000 to 18,000 pounds of chum salmon were destroyed after a truck overturned in downtown Juneau Monday afternoon. The spill blocked Egan Drive, a major roadway leading in and out of downtown. Listen now
Fleet of planes to assess atmospheric conditions
Aircraft from federal agencies, including NASA, arrived in Fairbanks and Barrow this week to conduct flights over a massive area stretching from Alaska, over...
Consortium looks for natural gas in Nenana area
A consortium of Alaska investors are teaming with a lower 48 exploration outfit to look for natural gas in the Nenana area. Doyon, Usibelli...
Broad Donor Rolls and Deep Pockets in Anchorage Mayor’s Race
Candidates Dan Coffey and Andrew Halcro have raised the most money in the Anchorage mayor's race. However, financial disclosures paint a more nuanced picture of what those numbers mean.
Sitka police and assembly discuss buying hybrid patrol cars
The Sitka assembly's triennial debate over purchasing new police cars took a new turn this year. The assembly steered clear of its usual discussion...
Iditapod: Mushing the Mighty Yukon
Mushers headed north on the Yukon River on Saturday, with the front of the pack on their way to Kaltag, where they turn west and head toward the coast of Alaska. Bethel's Pete Kaiser had advanced his team to the front, and we hear more about how he's managed that from earlier planning, as well as about sled modifications and repairs happening on the trail. Also, Alaska Public Media's Zachariah Hughes somehow works in an interview about Harry Potter books on tape with Martin Apayauq Reitan and Meredith Mapes.
Families that mush together, stay together
Mushing the Iditarod is usually a solo journey between the team of musher and dogs. But some racers have family members out on the...
$14.8 million contract awarded for Clear Air Force station missile defense project
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $14.8 million contract to a Palmer-based contractor for work on a missile defense-related project at Clear Air Force Station, near Anderson. Listen now
Yukon Continues to Break Up, Tanana Seeing High Water
Tanana is the latest community to see high water as break up continues on the Yukon River. National Weather Service Hydrologist Ed Plumb says...
Anchorage police arrest man who allegedly exposed himself to girls at Alaska Club
Police say Natchez Dunlap, 41, is charged with indecent exposure in a Feb. 10 incident at the Alaska Club's location in South Anchorage.
Calista region looks to Kuskokwim Bay villages for energy innovation
How can the Calista region reduce its fossil fuel use, increase energy efficiency, and use those changes to create jobs? That’s the question a group of YK Delta communities and energy organizations gathered in Bethel on Wednesday to begin answering. For direction and inspiration, the group turned to four villages on Kuskokwim Bay where those goals are already happening. Listen now
Sullivan amendment to defense bill would revive Ambler Road
The Biden administration nixed a proposal to build a road to the Ambler mining district. Sen. Sullivan wants to override that decision.